I.Q.'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • I.Q. DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (NE)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (CAR)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CAR)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Players traded away
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Adrian Phillips
S
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K.J. Osborn
WR
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Raekwon McMillan
LB
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Shaun Wade
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots lost the trade table, and the C- tells the story.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Patriots spent the 140th overall pick on Will Sheppard, a name the board had a full 150 spots lower.

On value alone, Frazier makes the weekend a net positive. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

If Travis Hunter and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Travis Hunter. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick38 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Somehow Jihaad Campbell was still sitting there in pick No. 72, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick83 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They robbed the room for Dylan Fairchild here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jake Majors at the 105th overall pick is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick138 Rnd4 Clay Webb
They reached a country mile for Clay Webb at slot 138, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick140 Rnd5 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard at Round 5, Pick 2 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick161 Rnd5 Trey Wedig
A big swing on Trey Wedig at the 161st overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick219 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in slot 219 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They talked themselves into Thor Griffith at pick 222, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick237 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at pick No. 237 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.